Definition of Black locust

1. Noun. Strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay.

Substance meronyms: Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust
Generic synonyms: Wood

2. Noun. Large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions.
Exact synonyms: Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust
Generic synonyms: Locust, Locust Tree
Group relationships: Genus Robinia, Robinia

Definition of Black locust

1. Noun. A tree, ''Robinia pseudoacacia'', in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive species in some areas. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Locust

black humour
black ice
black information
black jack
black kite
black knapweed
black knight
black knights
black knot
black larch
black lead
black letter
black letters
black light
black line
black locust
black locusts
black lotion
black lovage
black lung
black lung disease
black magic
black magick
black maire
black mallee
black mamba
black mambas
black man
black mangrove
black maple

Literary usage of Black locust

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1882)
"It, however, is found in great numbers upon acacia trees, upon the black locust and poplar, and upon some of our orchard trees, as the pear and apple. ..."

2. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"black locust wood is tough, durable, unequalled for torsional strength and resilience, ... The black locust may be known by its clusters of large ..."

3. Popular Science Monthly (1906)
"Great damage is sometimes done to the black locust tree by the two insect species first ... The females immediately seek the black locust trees by flight, ..."

4. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1904)
"In favorable situations, where growth will be rapid, "these species may be profitably planted for commercial returns: Osage orange, black locust, ..."

5. A New Gazetteer of the United States of America ...: Including by William Darby, Theodore Dwight (1833)
"... which are white persons, red maple, honey locust, black locust, and' Total population of the state 136621, of trees, the most common are dogwood, ..."

6. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1915)
"black locust is undoubtedly the most suitable for woodlot purposes in Owens ... This tree, however, is more drought and frost resistant than black locust. ..."

7. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1882)
"It, however, is found in great numbers upon acacia trees, upon the black locust and poplar, and upon some of our orchard trees, as the pear and apple. ..."

8. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"black locust wood is tough, durable, unequalled for torsional strength and resilience, ... The black locust may be known by its clusters of large ..."

9. Popular Science Monthly (1906)
"Great damage is sometimes done to the black locust tree by the two insect species first ... The females immediately seek the black locust trees by flight, ..."

10. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1904)
"In favorable situations, where growth will be rapid, "these species may be profitably planted for commercial returns: Osage orange, black locust, ..."

11. A New Gazetteer of the United States of America ...: Including by William Darby, Theodore Dwight (1833)
"... which are white persons, red maple, honey locust, black locust, and' Total population of the state 136621, of trees, the most common are dogwood, ..."

12. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1915)
"black locust is undoubtedly the most suitable for woodlot purposes in Owens ... This tree, however, is more drought and frost resistant than black locust. ..."

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